Tony Lock
Graham Anthony Richard Lock
Born: 5 July 1929, Limpsfield, Surrey
Died: 29 March 1995, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Major Teams: Surrey, Leicestershire, Western Australia, England.
Known As: Tony Lock
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox, Left Arm Slow Medium
Test Debut: England v India at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1952
Last Test: England v West Indies at Georgetown, 5th Test, 1967/68
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1954
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 49 63 9 742 89 13.74 0 3 59 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 13147 819 4451 174 25.58 7-35 9 3 75.5 2.03
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1946 - 1970/71)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 654 812 161 10342 89 15.88 0 27 830 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 150163 8208 54709 2844 19.23 10-54 196 50 52.7 2.18
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1966 - 1970/71)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 8 5 0 5 3 1.00 0 0 3 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 428 270 10 27.00 3-20 0 0 42.8 3.78
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Aggression is more usually associated with fast bowling than spin,
but Tony Lock combined the two to great effect. Lock's bowling
career had three distinct phases. In his first incarnation, Lock
was a slow left armer with moderate spin and a looping flight. As
part of the Surrey team that won 7 successive championships he
developed a style that combined a low arm action with
considerable spin, all delivered at a brisk medium pace.
No-balled several times for throwing, he adapted his action to a
higher point of delivery, but after seeing film of his own
bowling in New Zealand in 1958-59, completely re-modelled it to a
third, slower, style. Suprisingly for a bowler who took 174 test
wickets, he may be best remembered for a match analysis of 1-106
(his Surrey partner Jim Laker took 19 wickets bowling at the
other end). He was a great short leg fielder - only Grace and
Woolley took more first-class catches - and a superb fielder to
his own bowling. His batting was tenacious, and he could hit to
great effect. When recalled to the England team playing in the
West Indies in 1967-8, he made his then highest first class score
of 89 in his last Test. After leaving Surrey he captained Western
Australia to the Sheffield Shield in 1967-68, and returned to
England to captain Leicestershire. After retirement he coached in
Perth and was the professional at Mill Hill school in London. His
final years were not happy, fighting accusations of abuse (he was
cleared in court, but having to sell some of his souvenirs to pay
legal costs). He is best remembered, however, for his fierce
competitiveness, stunning catching, and his partnership with Jim
Laker, one of the greatest of all spin pairings (Dave Liverman, 1998).
Last Updated: Saturday, 17-Aug-2002 14:52:40 GMT
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